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Yes, most systems give you detailed signals: entries and exits; in addition, most give you stop loss, some even profit targets. Yet, there are other systems that only help you to enter - and it's your job to exit gracefully. And, speaking of systems - does anyone here know of a good...

There are days that I look at my screen and then at the signals from my systems and they don't jive. I then take over, groaning and moaning, sometimes winning, sometimes losing - it's a wash but it relieves some of my anxiety. Like the INFY thing: went long, reluctantly, at $65.42, this...

Everybody, repeat after me: I WILL TAKE MY SYSTEM"S TRADES _ ALL OF THEM - THAT'S WHY I HAVE A SYSTEM!!! Looking at INFY at $1.4 above opening price (not to mention the $.2 from yeterday's signal to yesterday's closing price,) and translating that to what it would mean for my usual 1000...

That was quite a finish yesterday and I'm glad I took half my profits a little after 2 pm. QLGC - $48.31 DIA - 101.75 INFY - 62.82 SP - 1122.5 Only one of my stocks, INFY, switched to long at almost closing time, at $63.73, and I (reluctantly as always) didn't take the signal yet -...

I feel like taking a whole bunch of profits off the table this aftrenoon - who knows how strong the buying reaction will be tomorrow... Can always re-enter at some point then.

I meant, TraderBOB - the other thing is a scanning tool... sorry :)

TraderBot, The main site of the vendor is www.tcicorp.net but I apply a couple other tricks on it as well. Good luck!

It's my take on TCI's STS system - usually pretty solid.

Mbs, My current system only looks at price movement, ligns up 15, 5 and 1 min charts, dunks the whole mess in a MACD, Stoch, OBV, etc soup, stirs (faster in am and slower in pm) and then rings the bell. Wish I had a "pattern recognition" spoon to take something out (e.g., when daily...

Shorted QLGC at $48.56 but I'm a bit concerned... how much lower can this market go? :)

Although I mostly daytrade stocks and futures, here are some of my swing trades: short the SP since 4/1 at 1143.3 short INFY since 4/1 at 64.46 I also got a signal to go short the DIA this morning, but it was a bad print at 100.33 (never got there.) Despite tons of $$ I'm paying to...

Ethanbrooke, I have an MBA from the UVA (Darden) and I know that several top business schools really value any etrepreneurial experience the candidate has. Experience in trading at the professional level would be a dynamite qualification. Don't worry. The question you should concentrate on...

StockApprentice, I sometimes close my eyes and keep on driving faster...:) Sometimes, I just have something good to eat...:D And then, there's this friend of mine who trades with a whiskey bottle right next to him... :p But, seriously now, although there are psychological methods...

StockApprentice, As Lobster said above, this is not the ideal time to sell an options strategy because the VIX is low. However, if you so choose, you could buy a strangle. Those have two key variables: their width/length, and the timing of exiting. I've done this several times and...

777, I have traded futures a lot, both day- and position-trades. I have also traded options, but never as a hedge, as you want to do. I do know that if corerctly done, it can be a valuable methodology, especially if faced with a limit-down situation. A great little company with good...

StockApprentice, There are significant advantages in using futures (leverage, but one should be very careful because that thing cuts both ways.) There are also advantages in using futures options (leverage, while you are able to control the max amount you stand to lose.) I would...

nkhoi, I try to trade all trades, because, in trend-following systems, if I ever start skipping trades, they are invariably the best ones. :mad: I trade the system myself, and I also have an account with a broker who trades it for me, manually. We do about the same. Any other questions...

NKHoi, The TCI method/systems seem to be doing fine, although the first quesrter this year was a bit tumultuous, to say the least. I trade their STS S&P system, which closed March with 89 pts per trading unit (two contract combination, one used to lock in a quick profit and the second one...

Kicking, Excellent point - I agree, and yet, I feel I'm right too. Here's what I mean: I have a PhD in Theoretical Physics - every bit as challenging and useful as any PhD in Experimental Physics. And yet, I never ran a real experiment, or built a real measuring device - just analyzed data...

Just wondering whether we have any TIMES traders here. Interested in exchanging views? Respond here or send me a private message. Thanks.